Receptacle



March 26, 1935. 1.. v. ARoNsoN RECEPTACLE Filed March 7, 1934 gri/ucwton I lamb Kflransan Patented Mar. 26, 1935 z-vBECEPTACLE Loiiis weanil saaagmwak;N.v

JL', assignor to 7 poration of New Jersey 'ApplicationMarch '7,J19 34, S eriall\To.714,5ll? 11cl ms.) l-ewe.

.The invention relates, to receptacles and has as an'object the provision of areceptacle forper-'- sonaluse, suchior inst'ance'as a'pocket case for cigarettes. I t I It is an object of the invention-to provide areceptacleofthischaracter that can be opened for convenient access to the contents with onehandof theduser;

It is afurther object of the inventionto provide a receptacle thatvvillopen at both" a side and n by. nei'movement" .I 11mg. It is a'fu'rther-object of the-invention {copra-,- videa receptacle provided with a' sliding closure thatmay be conveniently opened,- as by one thumb, which in its opening-will openboth at a side and *anz'exid and which "when closing will' automatically close both side and end.

Fur-ther objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription when read in connection withthe accompanying drawing showing an illustrative embodiment of the invention, and

wherein:-- p v Fig. 1 is a pl n view;

I Fig. 2 is an end ,view;

on line 3-3 of Fig. 3 is atransverse section Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4-4 of Fig. -1;'and

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the receptacle with the cover slid to open position.

As shown the device comprises a body formed of a bottom 10, an end wall 11, and sidewalls 12 and 13. To close an open side of the receptacle, there is shown a sliding closure comprising a plate 14 having flanges 15 and 16 overlapping the sides 12 and 13 respectively, and desirably, though not necessarily, having a flange 17 overlapping the endll of'the body member.

To slidably connect the flanges 15,16 with the sides 12, 13, the said sides are formed with 1ongitudinal grooves 18, 19 and the flanges 15, 16

are shown as inturned at theirfree edges as at 20,

coiled about the pintle of the hinge and having It will be seen that the closure may be slid said first named means;

one end 24 anchored against the side closure and the remaining endanchored and pressing against the end closure22.

-With the constructon shown, the receptacle may be held in the palm of the" hand and the thumb may be. pressed against the sliding closure and thereby move it conveniently to open or closed position. When-the sliding closure is moved to open the receptacle, the end closure 22 willby contact'with the corners of the open side be forced openand will'slidein contact with the edges of the sides 12, 13, inthe manner indicated in' Fig. 5." When the sliding closure is moved to. 'itsclosed position, the end "closure .22

will be automatically also moved'tolclosed position by action :of the spring; The end closure. being pressed' against the end of I the receptacle by the spring will :prevent' accidental sliding movement of the side closure and thereby keep the receptacle closed except when intentionally opened. For convenience in manipulation,

the sliding closure may be provided with aboss 26 which may be of any-desired ornamental-character.

Minor changes may be made embodiment of the invention the spirit thereof.

Iclaim: p

1. A receptacle comprising, in combination: a member having a side opening and an endopening;,- closure means slidably associated with one of said openings; means carried by said closure to automatically open opening when said closure is moved to open and closed positions respectively; and spring means reacting between the respective closure means to urge one of them toward closed position.

2. In a device of the classdescribed: arecepw thin the 'scope I of the appended claimswithout departing from t in the physical; v i

and close the remaining x taclehaving aside opening and an end opening; I

closure means for one of said openings slidably associated with said receptacle; closure means for the remaining openingpivotally mounted 'on said first named means; and spring means reacting between the respective closure means to urge one of them toward closed position.

3. In a device of the class described: a recep tacle having a side opening and an end opening; closure means for one of said openings slidably associated with said receptacle; closuremeans for the remaining opening pivotally mounted on and spring means whereby the second named means is moved to closed position when the'first named means is moved to closed position.

4. In a device of the class describedi a receptacle open at a side and an end; a closure. for

said open side slidably associated with said re- 7 ceptacle; means carriedbysaid closure'to close said open end; and spring means to named means toward closing position. I p

5; In a device of the class described: a receptacle open at a sidevand amend; a closure. for said side slidably mounted ons'aid'receptacle; a closure for said endjpivotally mounted saidslidable closure and spring means to urge said sec,-

ond named closure to closing position.

6. In a. device of the class described: a receptacle open at a side and an end comprising a. V bottom, side walls -andan ,end wall; said side walls formed'with longitudinal grooves; aslid able closure for said open 'side;'nieans carried by I said closure to enter and slide in saidgrooves;

on said sliding closure. I U a; 7.- In a device ofthe class describedz'a recepand a closure for said open end pivotally mounted .tacle open at a side and an end comprising a bottom, side walls and an end well; said. side walls formed with longitudinal grooves; .aslidable closure for said open side; -meanscarried bysaid closure-to enter and slide in saidgrooves; aold-:-

sure for said open end pivotally mounteduon said sliding closure; and, springmeans reacting be.-,

tween said closures to urge said end closure to.- ward closed position.l" V 8. In a device of the class describedra receptaclefhaving anopen-Jsi'de and end comprising a? bottom wall, side walls and amend wall; said side .walls formed "with?exteriorfilongitudinal; grooves; a slidable closure. for said side." iormed with, marginal flanges overlapping: said side walls; means carried by said flanges entering andxsliding in said grooves; ,a closure for. said open end pivoted'upon said slidahle closure; and

urge the last spring means reacting between said urge the end closure to closed position;

9. In a device of the class descrlbedz la receptacle having an open side and end comprising a bottom wall, side walls and an end, wall; said closures I to side walls formed with exterior longitudinal grooves; a slidable closure for said open side side. walls'gnd wallg fithe edges of said" side wall lappingflanges inturned and entering said reacting respectively on tion a closure for said open open and closed positions;

closures to urge said'end closure to closing posi-' -1ormed with marginal flanges overlapping said I 10. A receptacle comprising, in combination: a v ib ox having an'open side and endya closure for said open side slidable upon said box between 20f end pivotal-1y carried by said first named closure;

and means -to prevent accidental slidingmovement. of said first named closure from closed position;

11. Areeeptaclecornprising, in combination: a body memberformed with-an open side and end;

a closure forsaid open side, slidably associated with said body member; aclosure for said open j I endpivotally'mounted on said first closure and overlying the of the side walls of mp si n; sp

the body memberwhen in means reacting between saidgeiosurev-members to urge said endclosure to positiomtwhereby impingement of said end-.cliosureupon the corners '7 of said side wallsovereomes said spring action when said side closureis moved to open position;

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